Somoto weather in July

In July, Somoto sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 71 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Somoto's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Somoto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:30 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Somoto is urban and populated area of the municipality of Somoto, Nicaragua.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Somoto reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Somoto weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°51.411.38.0
Feb28° / 17°30.511.67.5
Mar30° / 18°51.211.96.2
Apr32° / 20°264.512.34.8
May30° / 20°17215.312.64.0
Jun28° / 20°16819.812.84.3
Jul28° / 20°7113.112.75.5
Aug29° / 20°10715.812.44.7
Sep29° / 20°16619.812.14.1
Oct28° / 19°17718.811.74.9
Nov27° / 18°336.111.46.9
Dec27° / 17°71.911.27.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52476
62476
72476
82476
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112377
122476
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Somoto gets around 71 mm of rain over 13.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
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2139
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2539
2639
2739
2839
2940
3040
3141

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1023761
2024760
3024760
4025750
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6026740
7026740
8027730
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10128710
11128710
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18129700
19130690
20130690
21131680
22131680
23132670
24133660
25133660
26034660
27034660
28035641
29035641
30035641
31035641

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:266:13
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312.85:276:13
412.85:276:14
512.85:276:14
612.85:276:14
712.85:286:14
812.85:286:14
912.85:286:14
1012.85:296:14
1112.85:296:14
1212.75:296:14
1312.75:296:14
1412.75:306:14
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1812.75:316:13
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2012.75:316:13
2112.75:326:13
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2512.75:336:12
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2712.65:336:12
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2912.65:346:11
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Somoto

In seasonPeak

None of Somoto's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Somoto's rainy season runs August–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Somoto?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Somoto for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Somoto in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Somoto sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Somoto in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Somoto peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Somoto in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Somoto is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2324 µg/m³Dec 225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Somoto?

Somoto sits at 13.5°N, 86.6°W, 683 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Ocotal, 20 km away.

El ParaísoEstelíSomotilloDanlíCiudad CholutecaJalapaJinotega

Topography around Somoto

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Somoto.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Somoto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m around an average of 752 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,162 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,071 m.

The land around Somoto is covered by grassland (50%), trees (21%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
495 m
16 km
1,162 m
80 km
2,071 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Ocotal 20 km · El Paraíso 43 km · Estelí 50 km · Somotillo 60 km · Danlí 61 km · Ciudad Choluteca 68 km · Jalapa 69 km · Jinotega 76 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,173
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.3
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
16.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 512
Religion
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Somoto (13.4841°, -86.5823°, elevation 683 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).